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This list of birds recorded in the Galápagos Islands includes species recorded in the Galápagos Islands of Ecuador, where 189 species have been documented as of May 2024. [1] Of them, 31 are endemic , three nest only in the Galápagos, and virtually the entire population of a fourth nests there.
Birdlife International defines Endemic Bird Areas (EBAs) as places where the breeding ranges of two or more range-restricted species—those with breeding ranges of less than 50,000 km 2 (19,000 sq mi)—overlap. In order to qualify, the whole of the breeding range of at least two range-restricted species must fall entirely within the EBA. [1]
On the other hand, there are many mammal species, mostly sea mammals such as whales, dolphins and sea lions. A few species of endemic Galápagos mice (or rice rats) — the Santiago Galápagos mouse and the Fernandina Galápagos mouse — have also been recently rediscovered. Charles Darwin discovered over 100 species of birds on the island.
The fauna of the Galápagos Islands include a total of 9,000 confirmed species. Of them, none have been introduced by humans, and seventeen are endemic. [citation needed] Due to amphibians intolerance of saltwater, no amphibians naturally occur on the Galapagos Islands.
Big Bird, also known as the Big Bird lineage, is one of the species of Darwin's finches that is exclusively present on Daphne Major of the Galápagos Islands. It originated from a mixed-breed ( hybrid ) of the Española cactus finch ( Geospiza conirostris ) and the medium ground finch ( Geospiza fortis ) that immigrated to Daphne Major in 1981 ...
Important Bird Areas of the Galápagos Islands (3 P) Pages in category "Endemic birds of the Galápagos Islands" The following 38 pages are in this category, out of 38 total.
Galapagos dove on Genovesa Island. The Galápagos dove (Zenaida galapagoensis) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae.It is endemic to the Galápagos Islands.It is fairly common and is found in a wide range of open and semi-open habitats, especially in the arid lowlands of the archipelago.
Genetics and the Origin of Birds Species, Grant and Grant in PNAS; Sato et al. Phylogeny of Darwin's finches as revealed by mtDNA sequences in PNAS; Galápagos Online. Darwin's Finches. Galapagos Online. List of birds of the Galapagos Islands. Darwin's Finches Evolve Before Scientists' Eyes: new developments reported 13 July 2006